Catching up on Giveaways

May was a super-crazy month in my life, so I’m sorry I wasn’t around here as much as I should have been! I’m now two weeks behind on announcing giveaway winners, so let’s get on with that, shall we?

The winner of The Knitted Home was respondent 27, Denyalle, who says she has knit washcloths and crocheted afghans and she’d love to try knitting a pillow or an afghan. Here’s your chance!

And there are two winners for the Lilly brushes, numbers 12 and 18, which doesn’t sound all that random, but there you go. Shari needs help cleaning up after her boxer, Bo, while KnittingDancer has a 10-year-old Jack Russell called Sparky Joe. It was so much fun for me to learn about all your pets, but I forgot to tell you about mine!

We have two cats, Louis and Mr. Bean, one dark and one light. They’re litter mates and 11 and a half years old. Bean is our little guy at about 16 pounds; Louis is our big boy at 20. There is a lot of hair.

Thanks to everyone who entered and to all for your patience. Check back later for another fun giveaway!

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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